LITERATURE EXHIBIT WINNERS

Also awarded at the ANA convention was The Aaron Feldman Memorial Exhibit Award, established in 1991 by NBS with a $3,000 endowment. The award is given by the American Numismatic Association to the best exhibit of numismatic literature at their annual convention. The award is named in honor of literature dealer Aaron Feldman, who has been credited with "coining" the phrase, "Buy the book before the coin."

This years' winners had not yet been made public when your Editor left the convention - if you know the results, please let me know for publication in next week's E-Sylum. One planned exhibit failed to appear. The remaining exhibits were:

"Building a Set of The Numismatist" - this exhibit displayed the rare first six volumes, from the Paul Fouts set.

"Auction Catalogs That Led Me to Collect Numismatic Literature" - this exhibit displayed several interesting U.S. auction catalogs, starting with the 1867 Mickley sale by W. Elliot Woodward.

There was also a nice exhibit by Pete Smith in the Local Interest category: "An Illustrated History of the Four Mints at Philadelphia" - this exhibit highlighted literature and ephemera about the different mint buildings in Philadelphia over the years.

Several other exhibits in various categories included numismatic literature or ephemera. The overall quality of the exhibits this year was excellent - an inspiration to researchers and collectors alike.

Wayne Homren, Editor

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The E-Sylum: Volume 3, Number 33, August 13, 2000, Article 5

LITERATURE EXHIBIT WINNERS

Wayne Homren, Editor